The question worth asking about Uvira isn't who showed up, it's who was told to. Jean-Jacques Purusi Sadiki, the nomadic administrator of the territory, wanted Felix Tshisekedi to mount a popular demonstration, and the scheduling was the point: run it while the MONUSCO chief makes his dangerous trip to Goma and the international community walks away with a picture of crowds standing behind Tshisekedi. The participants are being called false marchers, and reportedly each pocketed 20,000 Congolese francs for a short stroll through Uvira, watched the whole way under strict Kasaienne eyes. What residents say happened to the people who stayed home is the part that lingers, because the threats reportedly came from disguised Wazalendo, aimed at anyone whose absence made them noticeable at the manifestation